Category: State
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Crabtree replaces Youngberg in the South Dakota
Gov. Kristi Noem (R) appointed Casey Crabtree (R) to the South Dakota State Senate on June 19, one day after Jordan Youngberg (R) resigned to take a full-time position with the South Dakota State Treasurer’s office. Crabtree’s appointment to represent District 8 was effective immediately. Crabtree will serve the remainder of Youngberg’s unexpired term, which…
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Milwaukee County Executive Crowley resigns from Wisconsin State Assembly
State Rep. David Crowley (D) resigned from the Wisconsin legislature on June 18. Crowley won the nonpartisan election for Milwaukee County Executive April 7 and was sworn into that office on May 4. He succeeded former county executive Chris Abele, who announced in 2019 that he would not run for re-election in 2020. Under Wisconsin…
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Pennsylvania House Speaker Turzai Resigns
Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai (R) resigned from the legislature on June 15 to take a job in the private sector. He was first elected as a state Representative in 2001 and had announced in January that he would not run for election in 2020. Turzai had served as Speaker of the House since January…
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Massachusetts Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative submits second round of signatures ahead of July 1 deadline
On June 17, Voter Choice Massachusetts, which is sponsoring the Massachusetts Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative, announced that it had submitted 25,000 signatures to city and town clerks. For this second round, 13,374 valid signatures are required to qualify for the November ballot. The initiative would enact ranked-choice voting for elections in Massachusetts, excluding presidential electors, county…
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Kentucky and New York to hold state legislative and judicial primaries
Kentucky and New York are holding regularly scheduled primaries for state-level offices on June 23. In Kentucky, there are primaries being held for 19 state Senate seats, all 100 state House seats, one state supreme court seat, and one state intermediate appellate court seat. A special general election is being held in District 26 of…
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Primary runoff in North Carolina is June 23
The statewide primary runoff for North Carolina is on June 23, 2020. The primary was held March 3, 2020, and candidates needed more than 30% of the vote to advance to the general election. The primary runoff was originally scheduled for May 12, 2020, but was postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The filing deadline to…
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3 states holding primaries for 42 congressional seats on June 23
Three states are holding primaries on June 23, 2020. Forty-two congressional seats will be on the ballot, including two U.S. Senate seats and 40 U.S. House seats. The following seats will be on the ballot in Kentucky: • 1 U.S. Senate seat • 6 U.S. House seats The following seats will be on the ballot…
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South Carolina to hold 11 primary runoffs for state legislative seats on June 23
South Carolina is holding primary runoffs on June 23, 2020, for races in which a candidate did not receive a majority of votes in the primary on June 9. Eleven races will be on the primary runoff ballot, including nine state House seats and two state Senate seats. The two state Senate primary runoffs include…
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8,413 major party candidates filed for 2020 state legislative elections
In 2020, 3,952 state legislative seats are up for regular election in those states, compared to 3,925 in 2018. 8,413 major party candidates—4,047 Democrats and 4,366 Republicans—have filed to run for state legislature in 32 states where filing deadlines have passed, compared to 8,900—4,486 Democrats and 4,414 Republicans—in 2018. Elections in open seats tend to…
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Candidate filing period to end for state legislative offices in Rhode Island
The filing deadline to run for state legislative offices in Rhode Island will pass on June 24. The primary is scheduled for September 8, 2020, and the general election will be held on November 3, 2020. In Rhode Island, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: State Senate (38 seats) State House (75 seats)…